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Has your flight been canceled?

New Transportation Department numbers say flight cancellations are way down this year. But are they for you?

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Christopher Elliott
Aug 30, 2024
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Here’s some unexpectedly good news for air travelers: Despite the CrowdStrike outage, summer storms, and record-breaking air travel volume, flight cancelation rates have fallen below pre-pandemic levels.

The U.S. Department of Transportation reported the numbers yesterday, just ahead of the busy Labor Day holiday weekend.

The government claims tough new consumer protections have kept the cancellation rate low. But let’s bring it down to our level: Have any of your recent flights been canceled?

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